A GIS Application for Trail Suitability within

Bale Mountain National Park, Ethiopia

 

In order to decifer and organize the vast amounts of data and metadata within our mapping scheme, the following terms are expanded to clarify logic.

Suitable Trail Area

goodelev          Suitable elevations for viewing scenery with values of one having an elevation greater                            than 3000 meters, and values of zero having elevations less than 3000 meters. goodslope        Suitable slope values for hiking with values of one having a slope ranging from                              0-15%, and values of zero having a slope greater than 15%.
g-g-g3              Suitable recreational land use applications with values of one being non-cultivated,                            and values of zero being cultivated.
allgood            Suitable combinations of elevation and slope, where both elevation and slope                              contain a value of one.
supergood       Suitable combinations of landuse and allgood, where both landuse and allgood                              contain a value of one. 

Locational map of Bale
BMNP                 Representing the geo-spatial boundaries of Bale Mountain National Park.
Ethiopia              Representing the geo-spatial boundaries of Ethiopia.
Africa                  Representing the geo-spatial boundaries of Africa.

Map of Africa
Ethiopia            Representing the geo-spatial boundaries of Ethiopia.
Africa                Representing the geo-spatial boundaries of Africa.

Map of DEM of Bale
DEMBMNP         Representing the digital elevation model of Bale Mountain National Park.

Map of land use of Bale
Afro Alpine Vegetation
Dense Coniferous High Forest
Dense Mixed High Forest
Disturbed High Forest
Intensely Cultivated
Moderately Cultivated

Map of slope of Bale
Slope BMNP       Representing varying slope values within the terrain of Bale Mountain National Park, with slopes ranging from 0-15% having a value of one, slopes ranging from 15-25% having  a value of two, and slopes greater than 25% having a value of three.

Transportation, Rivers, and Points of Interest Overlay

et_ and eth_ indicates Ethiopia followed by the geo-spatial attributes near or within BMNP.